The Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles was a European Tour golf tournament which was played at the

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in Scotland. The tournament was founded in 1999 as the Scottish PGA Championship, and despite maintaining the same sponsor, has since changed name on several occasions, as

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has looked to promote different brands. It was last contested over the PGA Centenary Course, formerly called the Monarch's Course, venue for the 2014

Ryder Cup The Ryder Cup is a biennial men's golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States. The competition is contested every two years with the venue alternating between courses in the United States and Europe. The Ryder Cup is named af ...

matches. It was last played in 2013 The tournament was one of three on the European Tour schedule which always takes place in Scotland, the others being the Scottish Open and the

Dunhill Links Championship The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship is one of the richest golf tournaments on the European Tour. It is played in September, on three different links courses, centred on the "home of golf", St Andrews in Fife, Scotland. The tournament is a pr ...

. The event is not to be confused with the Johnnie Walker Classic, which is a longer established golf tournament played in the

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region, and co-sanctioned by the European,

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and

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tours.

Winners

External links

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Coverage on the European Tour's official site
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